Ave Maria

Bursting with the transcendent sounds of this choir of boys and men coupled with the glorious acoustic of St. Paul's in Harvard Square, every selection on Ave Maria tells a story. Each beautiful and interesting work has its own history. Perhaps none more significant than that of the inspiration for Palestrina's Missa Pappae Marcelli or of the extraordinary depiction of the Magi from the East in 'Reges Tharsis,' on to the vivid and dramatic use of harmony in Bruckner's Virga Jesse. One thing is clear, this beautiful music has a stream of inspiration running clearly throughout. Dvorak and Rachmaninoff are such well-known names, however Rachmaninoff himself called 'Bogoroditse Dyevo' a favorite of his own works. A must have for quintessential boy-choir category in the music collection.

TRACK LIST:
1. Ave Maria
By: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger

2. Virga Jesse floruit
By: Anton Bruckner

3. Stabat mater dolorosa (from Stabat mater)
By: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

4. Bist du bei mir
By: Johann Sebastian Bach

5. Gaude, Virgo mater
By: Josquin des Prez

6. Reges Tharsis
Gregorian chant
Ancient

7. Da nobis pacem
By: Felix Mendelssohn

8. Kyrie (from Missa Papae Marcelli)
By: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

9. Dignus est Agnus
Gregorian chant
Ancient

10. Angels Ever Bright and Fair (from Theodora)
By: George Frideric Handel

11. Tu Trinitatis unitas
By: Antonin Dvorak

12. Sub tuum praesidium
By: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

13. Bogoroditse Dyevo (from All-Night Vigil)
By: Sergei Rachmaninoff

14. O salutaris hostia (from Messe breve)
By: Leo Delibes

15. In paradisum (from Requiem)
By: Gabriel Faure

16. O mysterium ineffabile
By: Jean-François Lalouette

17. Nulla in mundo
By: Antonio Vivaldi

18. A Song of Wisdom (from Bible Songs)
By: Charles Villiers Stanford